Thank you for our nice chat Jammi. I would say overall Bretonia is more to the mentality of Britian from 12th to 16th Centuries, with it's power base more aligned towards Britian before the English Civil War.
@Echo,
One can say that it is of due course that one would not produce something that is not their speciality, but however that arguement is fairly flawed as a few Factions (Player Factions) have gained their own lines where there was none in lore (lore of Single player and/or before their ship line was placed in). One is Hogosha, Kusari's Junkers, another is of the Gas Mining Guild (As far as I remember from Single player) and a few others. So in fact to argue what you have just commented on, is in itself wrong. Namely because it has been allowed for others, unless you wish to have double standards with in the general gaming community. Which I am ashamed to say is what you are sounding like, in that of the manner being that other factions have had their own ship lines put in place when you argue that another should not be allowed to do so.
It is also viable to say that a company, of which is one of the richest in Sirius would make some of their own vessels. And none of the current civilian designs are designed just purely for show. Also the CTE- line of ships are bog standard ships, with little extras. I wouldn't go to a car show room to buy a bog standard, boring Saloon car. A rich company will go straight for a Luxury Saloon that is purpose built.
And lastly, about the Gunboat, in terms of ID you are likely to be extremely correct. But it still remains a maybe. Being in that it may or not may be decided upon when the time comes. Being that of becoming Official and being Official for a good lengh of time. Which if you are observant enough to recognise a long term goal and realise how long it is yet that .86 will be released, the idea is a fairly long term goal, say around for one to three years in the future. So I find little reason of why that it is such a issue at this time, as it is an issue to be discussed further in the future, than that of an arguement that is revelant to the current time we are at now.